The Ainu are a group of populations settled on the Kamchatka Peninsula, island Sakhalin, in Kurils and Hokkaidō. I will examine During Tokugawa (1603-1868) Meiji (1868-1912) periods, Japanese imposed reforms forced assimilation, depriving them their cultural heritage. Initially labeled as "last", over time have been invited to folklore along with slow restitution tradition, albeit some compromi...